Hat-fastener.



H. SCHMIDT.

HAT FASTENBR.

APPLIUATION HL2 JULY 5, 19121 Patented July 1, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAREL SCHMIDT, OF DALLAS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF FIFTEEN ONE-HUNDREDTHS TO A. A. COOKE, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1, 1913.

Application filed July 5, 1912. Serial To- 707,720.

To all who/m, 'it may conce/11a 13e it known that I, Hanni. SciiMm'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented new and useful I1n provements in Hat-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat fasteners, the object in view being to provide a device oit' the class described which is adjustable to hats of different sizes and shapes, so as to properly position the hair engaging pins, and enable the same to be manipulated with ease, for securing the hat upon the head and releasing t-he same therefrom.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter lnore fully described,

.illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure l is an edge view of the hat fastener of this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end View, showing the coiled guides and safety pin. Fig. 4t is a detail longitudinal section through one end of the strap and spring. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the inner ends of the two sections of the strap.

The hat fastener contemplated in this invention comprises a longitudinally extensible strap, embodying a pair of sections l and 2, each of which is formed out of a strip of sheet metal of suitable gage, length, and width, the inner ends of said sections being provided with tabs 3 and 4t. which are bent over to form guides, through which the two sections of the strap slide, in the operation of extending or contracting the strap, as a whole, in length.

At each end of the strap hereinabove rcferred to, there is arranged a combined spring and double guide for a hair pin, the latter embodying two tines or pin members 5 and 6, and a cross bar 7, connecting said pins at their outer ends, so as to enable both pins to be simultaneously thrust inward or drawn outward. The spring comprises a connecting bar 8, the central portion of which is coiled and extended laterally, as shown at 9, and then spread into an eye 10, to which the extremity of the adjacent seetion of the strap is connected by bending the extremity of the strap over the cross bar of the eye, as shown at l1. The strap is then folded over the torsion bar into parallel relation with itself, so as to inclosc and securely fasten the laterally extending portion of the torsion bar between the folded portions of the strap, thereby obtaining a tirm hold on the spring as a whole. The wire from which the bar is formed is coiled at opposite sides of the strap to form a pair of spaced coiled guides '12, through which the tincs of the double pin pass and slide. ()ne of the coil terminals is extended to form a safety pin 13, while the terminal of the opposite coil is bent to form a hoolishapcd guard or keeper lf-t to receive the pin, thus enabling the combined spring and double coiled guido to be securely attached to the sweat band or lining of the hat, in a manner illustrated in Fig. l.

.lt will now be seen, from the :foregoing description, that the strap may be adjusted in length to suit any hat, to which the fastener is desired to be fastened, said strap being secured in place by the safety pills at the opposite ends thereof. It will further be seen that after the device is applied to the hat, the double hair pins may be slid inward and outward through the coiled guides, and also rocked to any desired angle to enable the points of the pins to :follow closely the scalp, as they are thrust inward. The device securely retains the hat in place on the head, and does away with the objectionable expedient of sticking a hat pin through the body of the hat.

lhat iS claimed is:

1. A hat fastener, comprising a longitudinally extensible strap, wire springs cach embodying a bar extending pcrpendicularly to said strap, two coiled guides spaced apart and formed integrally with said bar, to the center of which the strap is fastened, a safety pin and guard therefor formed by the terminals of the coiled guides, and parallel hair engaging pins passing through said guides and connected at their outer ends by a cross bar.l

Q. A hat fastener, comprising a longitudinally extensible strap, wire springs each embodying' a bar ext ending perpendieularly to said strap, two coiled guides on cach bar spaced apart and formed integrally with said bar, an arm extending laterally from each of said bars and having the strap fastened thereto, means :for attaching said de- Vice to a hat and parallel hair engaging pins passing through said guides and connected at their outer ends by a cross bar.

3. A hat fastener, comprising a longitudinally eXtensible strap, having the end portions thereof folded back upon themselves, Wire springs attached-to the opposite ends of said strap and each embodying a bar at right angles to said strap, two coiled springs spaced apart and formed integrally with each bar, an arm extending laterally from eachrbar and held fast Within the folded back end portion of the strap, means for attaching said de vice to a hat and parallel hair engaging pins passing thro-ugh said 15 HAREL SCHMIDT.

l/Vitnesses:

E.A G. GRANGER, MARIE VOGEL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing .the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, .'D. C. 

